js@xxxxxxxxx writes: > It's Version 8.3. > Both columns are of a user defined datatype which is a varchar(12) > with a special check. You mean a DOMAIN, or you mean a special datatype with custom C code? If the latter, I'd suspect the C code. 8.3 has more stringent coding rules for variable-length datatypes than prior releases did. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/